5″ – 8″ seemed to be right in the wheel house. Kind/brand doesn’t matter in the least as long as they have a good tail that will kick on the lift and drop.
I had to run out to the garage to check on brands. We used Lunker City Shaker swimbaits in 6″ that worked very well. So did baits from Shadalicious which is a Strike King bait. You shouldn’t have any issues finding either baits as they’re pretty common.